Jose Reyes on track to set record for most triples in a season

Associated PressMets' Jose Reyes is now on pace for breaking a 99-year old record by the end of this season.

It's fair to say that Jose Reyes has shocked nearly everybody with his groundbreaking season this year.

Reyes, now in his eighth year in the Majors, is playing at an unbelievable level, and is currently leading the National League in runs, hits, batting average, and most notably, triples.

Only two players since WWII have led the NL with 14 triples this early in the season, that being, Rod Carew(1977 Twins), and Curtis Granderson(2007 Tigers).

When asked his opinion if Reyes would be able to hit 30+ triples by the end of the year, ESPN's Baseball Tonight's host, John Kruk, replied "Why not?"

Kruk mentioned that Reyes’ health, speed, the ballpark in which he plays, and the "financial incentive of free agency," stand as positive reasons why Reyes will break the record.

Many people, besides Kruk, are in agreement that Reyes will break this record and reach the mark that only one player in the last 99 years was able to meet.

Chief Wilson, a member of the 1912 Pirates, holds the Major League record with 36 triples in one season, a record that usually stands "untouchable" like DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, or Cal Ripken Jr.'s Iron Man record.

Many believe that Reyes, who currently has 14 triples, has a legitimate chance to reach that mark and exceed it greatly.

From the pace he is on, and continuing hot streak that seems to have no end, this can very well be the most defining year of Reyes' career, and also for the Mets' organization.